Automation QA Tester - Legacy Platform Migration

Square One Resources; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for an Automation QA Tester for a 6-month contract in Cardiff. This role involves migrating legacy tests from Cucumber to modern tools like Postman and Playwright, with responsibilities in defining test strategies and developing automated tests. Candidates should have experience in quality assurance, CI/CD tools, and agile methodologies. Strong collaboration and documentation skills are essential, and the position requires a hybrid work model with office visits once a quarter.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain an effective test strategy.
• Develop automated tests for new features.
• Migrate automated tests from Cucumber to Playwright/Postman.
• Perform functional and regression testing.
• Contribute to the design of new features.
• Improve existing automation frameworks.
• Ensure timely resolution of bugs.
• Integrate tests into GitHub CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality products.

Skills

Collaborative spirit

Technical expertise

Documenting test cases

Quality assurance experience

Software development lifecycle knowledge

Automated test execution

CI/CD tools experience

Agile methodologies understanding

Tools

Postman

Playwright

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title: Automation QA Tester - Legacy Platform Migration
Location: Hybrid - Cardiff office once a quarter
Salary/Rate: Up to £509 a day inside IR35
Start Date: December 2025 / January 2026
Job Type: 6-month contract (with scope to extend)

Company Introduction

We are looking for a skilled Automation QA Tester with expertise of reading legacy test packs written in Cucumber & Ruby and then migrating them into Postman & Playwright.

This is a large scale migration from on-prem to Azure (with some migration to AWS).

Experience automating test execution using CI/CD tools including Github Actions is also required for this role.

Required Skills/Experience

• Strong collaborative spirit with a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for the team
• Broad technical expertise and enthusiasm for technology
• Ability to document test cases clearly and concisely for ease of understanding by other team members
• Solid experience in quality assurance (QA) and a deep understanding of QA methodologies
• Comprehensive knowledge of the software development lifecycle
• Proficiency in developing and executing automated tests using tools such as Postman, or transferable skills from similar tools
• Experience automating test execution using CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions
• Experience working in or a strong understanding of agile methodologies, particularly Kanban or Scrum, and a willingness to work within such teams

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Defining and maintaining an effective test strategy for the team
• Developing automated tests for new features and keeping existing automation packs up to date
• Migrating automated tests from Cucumber (Ruby) to Playwright, Postman, or Bruno, depending on requirements
• Performing functional and regression testing, using both manual and automated approaches
• Contributing to the design and development of new features and solutions
• Continuously improving existing automation frameworks through investigation and implementation of enhancements
• Reporting, tracking, and ensuring timely resolution of bugs
• Integrating both new and existing automated regression tests into GitHub CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborating closely with product owners, project managers, and other development teams to deliver high-quality products and enhancements

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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